Republic of Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa.

This article is about the demographics of Djibouti, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Djibouti is a multiethnic country.

Djibouti is a multilingual nation.

There is 6 administrative regions in Djibouti.

The right to own property is respected in Djibouti.

While there have been open elections of union leaders, the Government of Djibouti is working with the ILO to hold new elections.

Djibouti is mostly barren, with little development in the agricultural and industrial sectors.

As such, Djibouti ’ s economy is dominated by the services sector, providing services as both a transit port for the region and as an international transshipment and refuelling centre.

Despite the recent modest and stable growth, Djibouti is faced with many economic challenges, particularly job creation and poverty reduction.

There is very limited information for Djibouti ’ s current account ; the country ’ s merchandise trade deficit was estimated at US $ 737 million in 2004.

This is a chart of trend of gross domestic product of Djibouti at market prices estimated by the International Monetary Fund with figures in millions of Djiboutian francs.

Ambouli Airport, about 6 km from the city of Djibouti, is the country ’ s international air terminal.

The military of Djibouti is officially referred to as the Djibouti Armed Forces ( Forces Armees Djiboutiennes, FAD ).

Djibouti is greatly affected by events in Somalia and Ethiopia, and therefore relations are important and, at times, very delicate.

Though Djibouti is nominally neutral, it broke off relations with Eritrea in November 1998, renewing relations in 2000.

The railroad is tied to the Port of Djibouti, which provides port facilities and trade ties to landlocked Ethiopia.

Djibouti is a member of La Francophonie ( since 1977 ), the Arab League, as well as the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development ( IGAD ).

Djibouti is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military ( as covered under Article 98 ).

With 33. 7 % salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, though Lake Assal ( Djibouti ), Garabogazköl and some hypersaline lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica ( such as Don Juan Pond ) have reported higher salinities.

Together with northern Somalia, Djibouti, and the Red Sea coast of Sudan, Eritrea is considered the most likely location of the land known to the ancient Egyptians as Punt ( or " Ta Netjeru ," meaning god's land ), whose first mention dates to the 25th century BC.

Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea, on the west and northwest by Sudan, on the south by Ethiopia, and on the southeast by Djibouti.

Djibouti has been the host country for French military units since independence.

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Djibouti () is the national anthem of the country of the same name.

The country of Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

In 1977, it became the independent country of Djibouti.

It is aligned with the interests of the Afar people who live in that country, although it has supporters residing outside of Djibouti.

* Djibouti, a country in Africa

* Djibouti, ISO 3166-1 country code

The Djibouti Region is the smallest region in the country, but also the region with the highest population.

. dj is the country code top-level domain ( ccTLD ) for Djibouti.

In some cases, an entire country code domain has been re-purposed in its international marketing, such as. am ( Armenia ),. fm ( Federated States of Micronesia ),. cd ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ),. dj ( Djibouti ), and. tv ( Tuvalu ) for sites delivering various forms of audiovisual content.

The Bab-el-Mandeb ( variously transliterated Mandab or Mandib, and with article " el -" given also as " al -", with or without connecting dashes ) meaning " Gate of Grief " in Arabic ( باب المندب ), is a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, Djibouti and Eritrea, north of Somalia, in the Horn of Africa, and connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the north and northeast by Eritrea, on the east by Djibouti and Somalia, on the south by Kenya, on the northwest by Sudan and on the southwest by South Sudan.

Djibouti is located on the Horn of Africa.

Mousa Ali, the highest point in the region and the whole of Djibouti, is located in the northern part of the Tadjourah Region.

* Seven Brothers ( islands ), also known as Les Sept Frères, located in Djibouti

To the southeast of Asaita, located at the southern edge of the Danakil Desert, are a group of twenty salt lakes which cover the territory to the border with neighboring Djibouti.

It is located at the western end of Gulf of Tadjoura in the Tadjoura Region, touching Dikhil Region, at the top of the Great Rift Valley, some west of Djibouti city.

In 2002, United States units began operations from Djibouti with the aim of countering the possible threat of Islamic terrorism in the Horn of Africa.

In October 2002, the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa ( CJTF-HOA ) was established at Djibouti at Camp Lemonier, taking over responsibilities from the CJSOTF.

After about 5 months at sea and still remaining seaworthy, the Tigris was deliberately burnt in Djibouti, on April 3, 1978, as a protest against the wars raging on every side in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa.

* Horn of Africa, a peninsula in East Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea, includes parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti

However, amongst communities in the Horn of Africa ( Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia ) and the Arabian Peninsula, khat chewing has a long history as a social custom dating back thousands of years.

Somalia occupies the tip of a region commonly referred to as the Horn of Africa ( because of its resemblance on the map to a rhinoceros ' horn ) that also includes Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

With these may be grouped the music of Sudan and of the Horn of Africa, including the music of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia.

* Cornmeal is also often used as an additional ingredient in the preparation of injera or lahoh, flatbread that is traditionally eaten in the countries of the Horn of Africa ( Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia ) and nearby Yemen.

" Pancakes " in the Horn of Africa region ( Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia ) are known as injera ( sometimes transliterated enjera ; Oromo: budenaa ; Somali: canjeero ).

Greater Somalia thus encompasses Somalia, the republic of Djibouti, the Ogaden ( in modern day Ethiopia ) and the North Eastern Province ( in Kenya ) i. e. the almost exclusively Somali-inhabited regions of the Horn of Africa.

When one draws a line from Cape Town to Cairo ( Rhodes ' dream ) and another line from Dakar to French Somaliland ( now Djibouti ) by the Red Sea in the Horn ( the French ambition ), these two lines intersect in eastern South Sudan near the town of Fashoda ( present-day Kodok ), explaining its strategic importance.

One such project supports pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa, with six participating nations: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan.

* Combined Task Force 150 that patrols from Hormuz, halfway across the Arabia Sea, South as far as the Seychelles, through the Gulf of Aden, up through the strait between Djibouti and Yemen known as the Bab Al Mandeb and into the Red Sea and, finally, around the Horn of Africa ;

Samosas are a staple of local cuisine in the Horn of Africa ( Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti ), where they are known as sambusa.

Djibouti City is the capital and largest city of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.

It also serves Djibouti in the Horn of Africa and Sana ' a, Yemen.